Film spool guide ring



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FILM SPOOL GUIDE RING Filed March 8, 1946 Iuveutar floert A Email,

Patented Nov. 9, 1948 OFFICE miter; A. Troidl, Lake George, my- Application March 8,1948, s rial No. 653,085

This invention relates ing picture cameras, and more particularly to a device for preventing the unspooling of the feed spool in magazine. type film cameras.

- proved film spool guide and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the improved Other objects will appear as An object of the invention is to provide means for attachment to a magazine or a film spool comprising a guide ring for preventing unspooling of the film due to periods of vibration that are present in certain uses that thecamera is put to.

Another object of the inventionis to provide either an attachment, or a built in film spool guide ring for magazine type moving picture film feed spool, which will prevent unspooling ofthe. film when the camera is not in operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved film spool. guide ring for magazine film feed spools which will be highly efiicient in use, and relativelydnexpensive to manufacture and produce.

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In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application,

the description Figure 1 is a side elevation .01 a magazine type.

film camera with a side removed to show the iming im position on the feed spool therein;

e 2'is a sectional view taken on the line I -'2 of Figure 1, with supporting spindle removed,-

film spool guide ring. Like characters of reference are used throughout the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings to designate corresponding Darts.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a magazine type moving picture camera having a body or housing I, lens mount 2, driving mechanism 8, and a feed spool 4 for the film 5, all of which is well known in the camera art.

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tion lil serum. (or. ca -71) Y tially right angles to the adjacent body portion 1 of the guide ring 8, and terminates in an angled camera housing contacting bearing portion i bent at tending through the camera housing I, and both the ends 8 and il extendweil forwardly and beyond the center line vertically of the feed spool l.

The spring bearing tongue I! is struck from the body portion 1- of the guide ring 6 at a point substantially equidistant from theends 8 and 9, and is adapted to engage and seat on the inner surface I8 of the back of the camera housing I. Since the guide ring 8 is resilientlyformed, and since the ends 8 and 9, and the resilient tongue i2 arespaced at approximately 120 apart or equidistant from each other, the" guide ring when clipped over the film 5 on the feed spool 4 will firmlyhold the same against unspooling when the The instant invention comprises a film spool guide ring 6 having a flexible body portion I. arcuate in shape, and formed with the bearing extremities 8 and 9, at its opposite ends which may be changed to conform with the.

construction of the magazine. The bearing extremity 8 isintegrally formed at the upper end oi the body portion 1 of the guide ring 8, and is bent at substantially right angles thereto, and when said guide ring is on the feed spool 4', said bearing end 8 will engage the inner surface of the top of the camera caseor housing I at a point forwardly of the adjacent and of the body portion I. The bearing end! extends at substanor resilient springv a cross pin disposed camera is subjected to severe periods of vibration.

It will be understood that the improved film feed spool guide ring may be made as an attachment to be clipped over the feed spool, orit may be made integrally as a part of the magazine in any manner to accomplish the desired results.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the invention to the scope of the disclosure, as many minor changes in detail of construction may be resorted to without. departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus I claim as newyand desire to Patent of the United States is:

. 1. In combination with a moving picture camerahaving a film-feed spool, film rolled upon said feed spool, a resilient arcuate film guide ring disposed concentrically about said feed spool and film engageable with said film as it feeds from said feed spool, radially extending bearing extremities on the endsof said guide ring engageable-with the opposite inner edges of said camera, a resilient positioning and bearing tongue struck from the guide ring between said bearing extensions engageable with the inner end of said camera, and transversely of said camera engaged by one of said bearing extremities forming a positioningstop for said guide ring.

2. In combination with a moving picture camera having a film feed spool, film rolled upon said feed spool, a resilient arcuate film guide ring of more secure by Letters than a semi-circle in length disposed concendescribed my invention what 'fadislly extendine bearin: emmma. on the was of said guide ring engazeablo with the opposiize ROBERT A. TROIDL.

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